On 08-Aug-2012 12:50:19 Dr. Carlos Cuello wrote:
> Interesting question
>
> http://the-scientist.com/2012/08/07/opinion-bias-is-unavoidable/
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> Carlos A. Cuello-GarcĂa, MD
Interesting question indeed.
My take on Conflict of Interest declarations is that they
say what they say, no more, no less, neamly that X has
received funding from Y.
This does not imply that, by declaring the interest, X is
implicitly declaring that conduct, interpretation and
publication have not been influenced by the funding, and
were entirely objective.
Nor does it imply that, by accepting the funding, X has
been influenced, or has been biased, in favour of any
particular outcome.
Either interpretation may be the correct one.
The real question is: Which interpretation is the more probable?
Which leads on to an EBH-question:
What studies are there which compare the outcomes of funded
trials with each other, with funding agency as predictive
covariate, where such trials refer to outcomes for a particular
condition and involve competing treatments?
Best wishes to all,
Ted.
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